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Phenol is acidic even though it has no carboxylic group, why?

Phenol is acidic even though it has no carboxylic group, why?

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Pawan Prajapati
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3 years ago
Answer ::

By the removal of a proton from phenol a phenoxide ion is obtained. It is stabilised by resonance. Hence phenol acts as an acid.


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